Buckle



April 1s, 1933. W. WUNSCHE BUCKLE Filed June 2, 1952 INVENTOR. Wilhelm Wunxe ATTORNEY.

Patented Apr. 18, 1933 UNITED STATES WILHELM wUNscIIE, or vvinszTfRoI'r, MICHIGAN BucxLI: i

Application led June 2, 1932'. VSerial 1104614327. f

such a manner that either strap may be secured to said buckle at varying distances from its extremity without vdisturbing the setting of the other strap. j

It is an object of the invention to provide 1 a buckle which may be readily employed to adjust the overall length of two straps as there are many purposes for which such ready adjustment is required, as for instance in the case of the hobble shown and described in u my United States Patent No. 1,782,835 issued on November 25th, 1930, in which a diiferent form of coupling member or buckle was shown for accomplishing this purpose.

Another object of the invention is to provide such a buckle or strap coupling member which is cheap and simple to manufacture, and with the aid of which adjustment of the overall length of two straps may be readily made.

With these and other objects and advantages in view which will become apparent as the speciication proceeds, the invention is hereinafter more fully described with the aid of the accompanying dra-wing, in which:

Figure 1 illustrates a plan view of the invention, and

Figure 2 is a side view thereof.

Figure 3 shows a plan view of a slightly modified construction, and

Figure 4 is a side view of Figure 3.

Referring tothe drawing, 1 designates a base having opposed upwardly projecting sides 2 and 3 formed thereon adjacent its extremities. The sides 2 are connected at their upper ends by an integral top portion it thereby forming a tubular guide for the passage of a strap 5. Integral with the upwardly projecting sides 3 are lugs 6 having openings therethrough forahinge pin 7 on which one extremity of a plate 8 ispivotally mounted. Through the guides formed between the sides 3 and beneath they pivoted end of the plate 8 a second strap 15 extends.

o The other extremity of the, .plate 8 is adapted to rest'on the upper faces of the sides 2 'adjacent the top portion-4, and? 9V denotes ya catch Vpivoted on the saidA top portionwhichy is adapted to extend over the outer extremity of the plate 8 and retain itin the closed poe .sition shown. 1

Extending upwardly from the baseV l are prongs 10 for the passage of which suitable apertures 12 are formed through the plateV 8j. Through the straps 5 and 15 openings 5a and 15a are providedto engage the saidiprongs.V`

Figures land 2 show apertures 16 and 17 formed through the plate 8 and ibase 1 Vrespectively intermediately'of their length for the passage of theufree ends ,ofthe straps 5 and 15, whereas in the construction shown in Figures 3 and 4 these aperturesarefomitted and the free -ends of the said straps are flexed laterally so that they project outwardly vonr opposite sides of the buckle. l

From the foregoing it will be readily seen that when the plate 8 is turned toan inclined position aboutthe hinge pin 7 the straps y5 andv 15,501' either of them, may be readily Aset so thateach prong 10 engages .any rdesired ,opening 5a c1115@ in the strap 5 or 15 which t engages. Thus the distance vfrom the outerjextremity ofeither of both of the straps 5 and 15 to the buckle may be readily varied.

While the preferred embodiments ofthe .invention have been described and shown, it ,is understood that the construction is sus- 'jceptible to such further alterations and modifications asfall within the scope of the appended claims. Y j i WhatIclaimisz1-` Y .j j 1. Abuckle comprising a flatvbasehaving opposed sides adjacent its extremities, a top portion connecting the upper ends of said sides at one extremity of the'base,"`thereby forming a tubular guide,a plate pivotally` A supported between the sides at the other extremity of the base and spaced above the latter, means adapted to hold the outer extremity'of the plate on the upper ends of the sides adjacent said top portion, the pivoted ex- 025 tremity of the plate and the base sides on which it is pivoted forming a second tubular guide, prongs extending upwardly from said base, a strap having spaced openings therethrough extending through each tuba-00 lar guide, any one of said openings in one strap being adapted to be engaged by one prong, and any one of the openings in the other strap being adapted to be engaged by the other prong.

2. A buckle comprising a fiat base having opposed sides adjacent its extremities, a top portion connecting the upper ends of said sides at one extremity of the base, thereby forming a tubular guide, a plate pivoted between the sides at the other extremity of the base and spaced above the latter, means on said top portion adapted to hold the outer extremity of the plate on the upper faces of the sides adjacent said top portion, the pivoted extremity of the plate and the base sides on which it is pivoted forming a second tubular guide, prongs extending upwardly from said base and through openings formed in said plate, a strap having openings there through extending through each tubular guide, any one of the openings in one strap being adapted to be engaged by one prong between said base and said plate, and any one of the openings in the other strap being adapted to be engaged by the other prong between said base and said plate.

3. A buckle comprising a Hat base having opposed sides adjacent its extremities, a top portion connecting the upper portions of said sides at one extremity of the'base thereby forming a tubular guide, a plate pivotally supported between said sides at the opposite extremity of the base and spaced above the latter, said latter sides and plate forming a second tubular guide, the outer extremity of said plate being adapted to rest on the top of said sides at the first mentioned end of the base adjacent said top portion, means adapted to hold the outer end of said plate relative to said top portion, prongs extending upwardly from said base, the base and said plate being apertured intermediately of its length, and a strap having spaced openings therethrough extending through each tubular guide, any one of the openings in one strap being adapted to be engaged by one prong, and any one of the openings in the other strap being adapted to be engaged by the other prong, the free end of one strap extending through the base opening and the free end of the other strap extending through the plate opening.

WILHELM WUNSCHE. 

